Lewisville police arrest man on charge of deadly conduct

Lewisville
police have arrested a man Wednesday after he reportedly fired several rounds
in an apartment complex parking lot in the 1200 block of Lakeview Circle the
night before.

Lafayette
William Robinson, 23, was charged early Wednesday with deadly conduct, police
said.

His bail
is set at $100,000.

Capt.
Kevin Deaver said police dispatchers received numerous 911 calls around 7 p.m.
Tuesday night after several people heard gunshots near their residence.

“We were
responding to a deadly conduct call,” Deaver said.

A deadly
conduct call occurs when shots are fired at or in the direction of another
person, officials said.

It is a
third-degree felony, according to the Texas Penal Code, and punishable with two
to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

Deaver
said after the shots were fired, two men, one of those being Robinson, ran into
an apartment and barricaded themselves inside for more than three hours.

A hostage
negotiator from the Lewisville police SWAT team communicated with the men until
they agreed to surrender.

Deaver said the apartment’s tenant was not home, but that at least one
of the men had permission to stay at the residence.

Officials
said they received many conflicting stories during the overnight investigation
about what occurred at the scene and what the motive was, if any, behind the
shots being fired.

Deaver
said police are looking for an additional suspect they believe triggered more
gunfire.

No
injuries have been reported.

Officials
said the case remains under investigation.

MEGAN GRAY can be reached at 940-566-6885 and
via Twitter at @MGrayNews.

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